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Our event’s shaping up nicely even if my personal computer’s out of action
(I’m using a library computer right now).

Several poets have volunteered to be featured readers, including Gary Copeland Lilley, Norman Schaefer, Bill Mawhinney of Northwind Arts Center, and poet/bookmaker/artist Rebecca Rafuse. Just this morning, over a food co-op table, Artis (AKA The Spoonman) asked to join us (word-search his name for some great Youtube experience).

Here’s the basic info for the main event:

100,000 Poets for Change: A Global Event
To End War, Poverty and Hunger

Free Poetry! Free Food!

The Boiler Room
Saturday, Sept. 24
4 pm to 7 pm

Featured poets and open-mic in conjunction with our weekly Food Not Bombs free soup

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The “to end war, poverty and hunger” focus is what the Boiler Room staff, board and I decided to mainly focus on, using some of the aims of Food Not Bombs.
More later.

Several poets have signed on as featured readers, including Artis (AKA The Spoonman), Gary Copeland Lilley, Norman Schaefer, R.O.B. (Robert Komishane) Rebecca Rafuse, Bill Mawhinney, Dena Shunra, Jerry Chawes and myself. I think the Open-Mic part of the event (which Bill will emcee) will rock hard.

We’ve now added a third element for the event–following the featured-reader and open-mic sections of our PT 100,000 Poets for Change event, there’s going to be a drum-circle for the sake of drumming in the changes each and all of us want. So bring a drum or something to drum on (pots and pans allowed).